Drawing board
Drawing board lets players paint pixel art in-game on drawing paper, then save it as a named finished artwork that can be shown above a character or kept in an album.
What it does
Players craft drawing paper from paper and leather, then hold a sheet in the main hand and press Shift with right-click to open the editor. The editor offers a pencil, a fill tool and an eraser, and a color palette where colors can be selected, added, reordered and removed. Clicking Save turns the sheet into a finished artwork; the first save asks for a name.
Finished artwork can be displayed by holding it and left-clicking, and the piece is shown above the character. Art albums are crafted with paper around a center item, and they store finished works. Finished artwork keeps its name and stacks with identical pieces, up to 16 items per stack. Servers that run it need every player to install it too. It is published for Forge only, across six game versions 1.20.1 – 1.20.6, with 1.0 for 1.20.6 as the latest file, and is not open source.
Key features
Pixel drawing editor
Drawing paper opens a canvas with a pencil, a fill tool and an eraser for building pixel art.
Color palette
Colors can be selected, added, reordered and removed from a palette inside the editor.
Saved finished artwork
Saving asks for a name on the first save and turns the sheet into a named finished artwork item.
Display and album storage
Held artwork can be displayed above the character, and an art album stores finished pieces.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Sharing art on a server
Players on a shared server can make named pieces and show them to each other in the world.
Who it’s for: Players who want to make and display pixel art inside a Minecraft world, and server owners who want a player-made art feature on a Forge 1.20.x server.
How it compares
Art Explored is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 under the MIT License and is open source, so its code can be read and reused. PictureCam is published for Forge and NeoForge across 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 and is not open source. Crafting Board is a Forge option for 1.20.1 that is not open source and has the same client and server environment as Drawing board.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drawing board | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2026-08-13 |
| Art Explored | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-06-29 |
| PictureCam | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-21 |
| Crafting Board | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-06-20 |
Questions
Does Drawing board need to be installed on the server?
Which loader does Drawing board support?
How are drawings saved?
In the catalog
Drawing board is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,149 Decoration mods for Forge. 11,154 mods support Minecraft 1.20.6.
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What the author says
Drawing Board is a mod for creating and sharing pixel art in-game. Draw on custom drawing paper, display finished artwork above your character, store it in an art album, or place it on any side of a block, including the top and bottom. Finished artwork keeps its name and can stack with identical artwork up to 16 items.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/drawing-board
- Owner
- Kuzhizaizheli
- Published
- 2026-08-13
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-13
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15